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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pegg Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mathers's choice of entrance music: Square Dance. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pegg Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marshall Mathers!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mathers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pegg Frost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mathers cracks Frost with an open hand slap.
Mathers throws the kick towards the body but Frost avoids it.
Frost tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mathers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mathers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
Frost pushes Mathers up against the cage in a clinch.
Mathers wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frost working aggressively here.
Mathers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
Mathers breaks the clinch.
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mathers connects with a looping right hand.
Frost tries to clinch but Mathers moves out of range.
Frost misses with a few strikes there.
Frost takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mathers tries a low kick but Frost avoids it.
Mathers walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Frost checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost misses with a series of wild punches.
Mathers lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Frost at a distance.
A big right from Mathers misses.
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frost instigates a clinch.
Mathers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mathers tries to break the clinch but Frost is controlling the position.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mathers blocks it with crossed arms.
Frost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mathers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mathers can't break the clinch.
Frost lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mathers or not.
Frost misses with the head strike.
Frost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mathers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Frost scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Frost.
Frost has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Frost lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Frost lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
No joy there for Mathers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frost tries to clinch but Mathers moves out of range.
Frost on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Mathers blocks a head kick by Frost.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mathers. Frost does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mathers misses with a low kick.
Frost gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Frost scores with a shot to the side of Mathers's head.
Mathers breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frost goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Marshall Mathers has been cut.
A punch combination from Frost misses.
Frost misses with a hook.
Mathers takes a head kick and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost moves out of range of the strikes.
Mathers thuds his shin into the meat of Frost's side.
Frost moves into the clinch.
Mathers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Frost putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mathers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Frost.
Mathers looks winded!
Mathers is trying to break the clinch but Frost has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Mathers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Frost misses with some punches.
Mathers wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mathers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Frost putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mathers in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Frost.
Mathers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mathers blocks it with crossed arms.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Frost tries a knee to the head but Mathers blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers lands a shoulder strike.
Mathers has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Frost blocks a body shot from Mathers.
Frost using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mathers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mathers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mathers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frost misses with an uppercut. Mathers saw that one coming.
Mathers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Frost.
Mathers slips under a jab.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Mathers.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Mathers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mathers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mathers lands a leg kick that knocks Frost off balance momentarily.
Mathers throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick by Frost misses
and Mathers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pegg Frost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marshall Mathers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Frost tries to clinch up but Mathers circles away and keeps his distance.
Mathers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Frost with a knee to the head.
Mathers has had enough of the clinch but Frost keeps him there for the moment.
Mathers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mathers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mathers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Frost has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Frost and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mathers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frost tries to clinch up.
A big left from Mathers misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mathers, right into the meat.
Frost throws a sloppy head kick and Mathers moves out of range easily.
Marshall Mathers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mathers scores with a punch to the head.
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mathers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers misses with an uppercut. Frost saw that one coming.
Mathers throws a push kick but Frost slaps the foot to one side.
Frost takes the fight into the clinch.
Mathers managing to block the knees to the body from Frost.
Mathers wants to get back to striking at distance but Frost won't allow it.
Mathers is trying to break the clinch but Frost is controlling him.
Mathers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mathers blocks it with crossed arms.
Mathers working hard to break the clinch.
Mathers is trying to force a seperation but Frost has the dominant position.
Mathers breaks the clinch.
Frost throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Mathers counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Frost takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Frost uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mathers.
Mathers keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Frost.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers blocks a head kick by Frost.
A left lands for Mathers.
Frost buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Frost uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mathers.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Frost throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Mathers to counter with a crisp jab.
Frost checks the leg kick.
Frost misses with a few strikes there.
Mathers misses with a jab to the body
and Frost counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mathers is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Mathers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mathers tries to break free but Frost pushes him back against the cage.
Mathers content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mathers.
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mathers is defending well for now.
Frost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mathers blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Frost tries to work over Mathers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Frost looking to throw knees to the head but Mathers is blocking nicely.
Frost with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Frost.
Mathers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Frost tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mathers tries to stall but Frost uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Frost throws a punch but it's blocked by Mathers.
Mathers breaks from the clinch.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathers circles away.
Mathers lands a nice looking body shot.
Frost throws a series of punches but Mathers moves out of range.
A slow jab from Mathers misses its intended target.
Frost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mathers cracks Frost with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands with a good body shot.
Mathers missing with a left hand there. Frost was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Frost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frost lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mathers circles away quickly and effectively.
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mathers slips a jab from Frost.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mathers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mathers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frost moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frost looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frost misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mathers misses with a looping right.
Mathers works Frost's body with a nice hook.
Mathers scores with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshall Mathers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marshall Mathers's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Mathers misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frost.
Mathers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Frost. Those never looked like landing.
A leg kick checked by Frost.
Mathers connects with the punch.
Frost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frost clinches with his opponent.
Frost lands a right hand.
Mathers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Frost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mathers's face.
Frost keeps control of Mathers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Mathers controls his hands.
Mathers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mathers thuds his right hand into Frost's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pegg Frost is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frost swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frost moves out of range of the body kick from Mathers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost closes the distance and clinches.
Mathers has had enough of the clinch but Frost keeps him there for the moment.
Frost misses with a knee strike.
Mathers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frost lands a shot to the body.
Mathers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mathers tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Frost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frost misses with a knee to the head.
Frost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Frost prevents Mathers from breaking the clinch.
Frost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mathers misses with a punch on the inside.
Frost lands an elbow inside.
Frost misses with a knee to the head.
Frost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathers is trying to push Frost away but Frost has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mathers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frost misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Frost misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frost takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Frost will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mathers keeps the fight on the outside.
Frost fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frost misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frost throws a sloppy head kick and Mathers moves out of range easily.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathers circles away.
Mathers scores with a head kick. Frost tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Mathers keeps the fight on the outside.
Frost takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mathers scores with a shot to the body.
Frost steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mathers.
Mathers throws out a powerful jab.
Frost is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mathers scores with a spinning back kick!
Mathers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Frost's sensitive parts.
Mathers lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Frost misses.
Mathers throws a push kick but Frost slaps the foot to one side.
Mathers throws a leg kick but Frost moved away.
Frost has taken the fight to the clinch.
Frost with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mathers gets through Frost's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mathers is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frost goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Frost has a couple of punches blocked by Mathers.
Mathers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frost tries to clinch up.
Frost wants to clinch.
Frost doesn't manage to clinch there - Mathers circles away.
Frost on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mathers pushes Frost away with a front kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frost has managed to clinch.
A knee to the head by Frost.
Nice body punch from Frost.
Frost keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mathers's efforts to push away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marshall Mathers.
I think Mathers has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshall Mathers!
Marshall Mathers seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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